The Four Blessings Moses Spoke Over Israel Before His Death

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, V'Zot HaBerachah 1:2

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

The first is (Exodus 39:43): "And Moses saw all the work...; and Moses blessed them." The second is (Leviticus 9:23): "And Moses and Aaron came into the Tent of Meeting, and they came out and blessed the people..." The third is (Deuteronomy 1:11): "May the LORD, the God of your fathers, add to you a thousand times as many as you are, and bless you." The fourth is "And this is the blessing."

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